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Patent GB-191102914-A (GB)
Title: A Combination Electric Radiator or Heater, and Humidifier.
Inventor: WILSON ALFRED EDGAR
IPC: F24C7/00
Filed: 1911-02-06
Granted: 1912-03-06
Abstract: 2914. Wilson, A. E. Feb. 6. Heating by electricity.-The radiator shown in Fig. 2 has lamps or other heaters close to a vessel 8 containing a liquid for humidifying, scenting, or disinfecting purposes, and provided with an opening with inwardly turned lips 7 to prevent spilling of the liquid. The radiator shown in Figs. 5 and 8 has a U-shaped vessel 8 with inturned lips 7 and an inner corrugated wall enclosing the heaters and a plate at the back acting as a reflector. The radiator shown in Fig. 9 has a tank 8 located below the heaters, and an asbestos or other strip 15 extending over the heaters, with its ends dipping into the liquid. In this case, the heaters are enclosed in a perforated casing 14.
Patent GB-191111597-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cement Pipes and Means for Manufacturing same.
Inventor: MCBRIDE GEORGE
IPC: B28B21/56
Filed: 1911-05-13
Granted: 1912-05-13
Abstract: 11,597. McBride, G. May 13. Reinforced-concrete pipes have longitudinal bars F and metal or wire rings G between two layers of cement. The rings G may be replaced by spirally wound binding. The reinforcing- members may be omitted. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 3835 / 86, 4386 / 87, 3338/93, and 15,274/93.
Patent GB-191112577-A (GB)
Title: Envelope for Samples.
Inventor: PLANCHE LEON
IPC: B65D27/22
Filed: 1911-05-24
Granted: 1912-04-04
Abstract: 12,577. Planche, L. May 24. Envelopes.-Envelopes or bags for samples &c. are secured by a flap a provided with an aperture 4 adapted to engage with either a tongue secured to the opposite side of the envelope, or a point b formed by folding in the corners of the envelope. The tongue may consist of a narrow loop b<2>, Fig. 5, which acts as a carrying loop, and which may be provided with small projections adapted to engage the flap a to prevent disengagement.
Patent GB-191115430-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Method and Apparatus for Purifying Water and Sewage.
Inventor: DARNALL CARL ROGER
IPC: C02F1/76
Filed: 1911-07-03
Granted: 1912-06-06
Abstract: 15,430. Darnall, C. R. July 3. Sterilizing water &c.-Water or sewage is treated with dry chlorine gas which is drawn off from a high-pressure supply and brought into contact with the liquid at a uniform low pressure. With the apparatus shown in Fig. 1, water from a supply tank 1 passes down the pipe 5 and out through perforations 10 into a mixing-chamber 6, with a discharge pipe 14 and liquid seal 13. Chlorine from a holder 21 is passed through a pipe 35, resistance tubes 38, a cut-off device 18, and a pipe 44 into the mixing-chamber. The pressure of the chlorine is determined by a regulator comprising an expansible bag 27 connected to the pipe 35 and upon which there rests a plate 28 carried by an upright 29 to which a water cup 31 is attached. The amount of water in the cup determines the pressure of chlorine, the outlet valve from the holder 21 being operated by a lever 24 passing through a slot in the upright 29. The resistance tubes 38 have porous plugs at either end and are filled with clay, charcoal, or other material adapted to retard the flow of gas. The device 18 comprises a U-tube partly filled with sulphuric acid so that the normal surface level is above the end of the inlet pipe 39 for the gas but below the end of the outlet pipe 44. When the valve 8 on the water-supply pipe is closed, water backs up a pipe 15 and drives air from a chamber 19 through a pipe 16 to depress the liquid level in one side of the U-tube and raise it in the other so as to cover the end of the pipe 44 and stop the passage of chlorine therethrough. In a modified form of apparatus suitable for the treatment of sewage, the cut-off is omitted, and each of the resistance tubes is provided with a valve connected by links to a float in a sewer through which the liquid to be treated passes, the floats being at different levels so that the supply of gas is adjusted according to the amount of liquid requiring treatment. Fig. 6 shows a further modification, in which the chlorine passes from a holder 21 through a controlling-valve 66, a resistance tube 74, and a vertical sight-tube 75 and is mixed with the liquid in the pipe 5. The valve 66 is operated by levers 70 connected to a flexible diaphragm at the top of a chamber 67 to which the chlorine has access. If the valve 8 is closed, the water rises in the tube 75 and cuts off the flow of gas.
Patent GB-191120662-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Padlocks.
Inventor: BROOM HARRY
IPC: E05B67/22
Filed: 1911-09-19
Granted: 1912-08-29
Abstract: 20,662. Broom, H. Sept. 19. Lock mechanism, lever type; padlocks. - In a padlock of the type provided with a sliding shackle which itself carries lever locking mechanism, the levers C are not gated but their solid ends, or shoulders b thereon, are adapted to engage projections c, f on the casing.
Patent GB-191121812-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Telephone Instruments.
Inventor: DERRIMAN WALTER HOWLEY
IPC: H04R11/06
Filed: 1911-10-03
Granted: 1912-10-03
Abstract: 21,812. Derriman, W. H., [Automatic Enunciator Co.]. Oct. 3. Telephones; telephonic relays.-Telephonic transmitters, receivers, and repeaters are provided with a connexion between the armature and the member, such as a diaphragm, to be vibrated, both the leverage of the connexion and the air gap between magnet and its armature being adjustable at will without altering the relative position of the magnet and the diaphragm. The invention is described as applied to a loud-speaking receiver, the coil a<1> of which is mounted on a projection a on the shorter leg of a permanent magnet A, the armature a<2> being pivoted to the longer leg. The diaphragm C, which is secured to a cup-shaped member b<1> on a frame B, is provided with a stem E, Figs. 8 and 9, having an eye e<2> to receive the lower end of the lever G, Fig. 10, supported by a cup f at the lower end of a screw f arranged in a support F pivoted to the frame B. The armature a<2> is connected to the lever G by a link H, Fig. 13. The leverage can be adjusted by turning the screw f<4>, and the air-gap and tension on the diaphragm can be varied by means of the screw f<2>.
Patent GB-191123330-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Corn Protectors.
Inventor: ZDEBORSKY CARL
IPC: A61F13/06
Filed: 1911-10-23
Granted: 1912-04-25
Abstract: 23,330. Zdeborski, C. Oct. 23. Corns, treatment of. -A corn-protector a is secured to the toe by means of a winding band c passing around the toe and protector, its end being secured between the adjacent toes.
Patent GB-191127374-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Fastening Ladies' Hats.
Inventor: AYLOTT SIDNEY CONDER
IPC: A42B7/00
Filed: 1911-12-06
Granted: 1912-08-15
Abstract: 27,374. Aylott, S. C. Dec. 6. Pins, dress and like ; retaining-devices for pins.- Consists in the combination with a bandeau of pins permanently slidably mounted thereon. In the application to a bandeau of the type described in Specifications 15,377/10 and 26,515/10, [both in Class 63, Hats &c.], eyelets 2, 4, Fig. 2, are respectively provided in the inner wall 3 of the peripheral groove and in the body of the bandeau, Through these eyelets slide pins 5, attached to a head 5<a>, and having kinks 6, 15, which, by engaging the eyelets 2, respectively prevent accidental withdrawal, and hold the pins in the inward position. The bandeau may be corrugated or pressed out locally to receive the eyelets 4, and the eyelets of either pair may be combined to form a single hole of any shape. Instead of kinks 6 ball beads may be formed on the ends of the pins ; these may be passed through a stamping 11, Fig. 9, which is then closed by bending as shown dotted, and secured to the bandeau by pins inserted through holes 12, 13. Or an angle fitting may be fixed on the outside of the bandeau, the pins sliding through holes having radial saw cuts to admit the ball heads. As shown in Fig. 13, the device may be adjustable along the bandeau by connecting the two pairs of. eyelets 18 together and arranging them to slide in slots 19.
Patent GB-191204171-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Bolts and Washers.
Inventor: HARRINGTON FRANK
IPC: F16B35/06
Filed: 1912-02-19
Granted: 1912-07-25
Abstract: 4171. Harrington, F. Feb. 19. Bolts; bushes, bolt-hole; washers.-To secure articles to metal plates having only one side accessible, such as a bridge cylinder filled with concrete, a bolt with an eccentric head A is used in combination with an eccentric washer or bush B, formed with a crescent-shaped stop C to prevent the bolt-head from turning. The bolthead A is first passed through holes in the cylinder G and the plate F to be secured, and is next pushed to one side; the space around the bolt is then filled by the bush B. A collar D on the bush forms a bed for the nut E, and has flattened sides, by which it may be held while the nut is screwed up.
Patent GB-191204528-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Motive-power Plant Supplying Steam to Auxiliary Plant such as Heating Systems or the like.
IPC: F01D1/02
Filed: 1912-02-22
Granted: 1912-12-05
Abstract: 4528. Warwick Machinery Co., [Allgemeine Elektricitõts Ges.]. Feb. 22. Plant.-Relates to plant in which steam is withdrawn from an intermediate stage of a turbine or compound reciprocating engine for heating, cooking, or other purposes, and consists of automatic valve mechanism which maintains an approximately constant pressure in the heating-system by varying the point at which it is withdrawn from the prime mover. A piston a, subjected to the pressure obtaining in stage b of a turbine c, operates by means of a lever d a slide valve c. The valve e establishes communication between the supply-pipe y of the heating-system and one of the ports h, i, k, l. The ports h, i, k communicate with successive turbine stages; the port l, supplies live steam. A pressure-regulating valve n controls slight pressure variations. In a modification, the valve e is moved in accordance with the pressure obtaining in the heating-system. In the case of a reciprocating engine, the valve e establishes communication with various cylinders instead of turbine stages.
Patent GB-191206333-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Drying Tea Leaf.
Inventor: DOUGLAS GEORGE CAMERON
IPC: F26B11/18
Filed: 1912-03-14
Granted: 1913-03-14
Abstract: 6333. Douglas, G. C., [Greig, J. N. F.]. March 14. Rotary-chamber apparatus.-Tea is dried in an inclined rotary wire - gauze chamber surrounded by a casing, air entering at the teaexit end to a conduit below the cylinder and being supplied to the cylinder throughout its length; adjustable air-escape apertures are provided in the upper part of the casing. The leaf is fed centrally to the upper end of the cylinder through a hollow axle or trunnion. The casing, shaped somewhat like the figure 8, contains in its upper part a drum formed of wire gauze over wires 4 in tension, the tubular shaft 16 acting as a strut. Hot air is supplied through a duct 12 to a conduit 6 beneath the cylinder which also serves to collect any leaf passing through the gauze; the hottest air is supplied to the driest leaf. Apertures covered with wire mesh provide air exits. The casing, formed of angle-iron and sheet metal, has air-exit regulating-doors 10, Fig. 5, and sliding doors 11. The lower end of the cylinder terminates in an open-ended casting 18 from which the dried leaf is delivered through an aperture 19 to a shoot 20. The leaf is fed through the upper trunnion by means of a valve 24, Fig. 2, with a pocket 25, which is pushed in and reversed.
Patent GB-191209298-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Ice Creepers.
Inventor: DECIUS HIRAM BOLIVAR
IPC: A43C13/04
Filed: 1912-04-19
Granted: 1912-10-03
Abstract: 9298. Decius, H. B. April 19. Overshoes. - A non-slipping overshoe comprises a spiked sole piece 18, provided with a toe cap, an instep piece 19, a hollow heel and boxing 20, 22, and a spiked side section 25 fixed to the inner side edge of the sole. The device is secured by a strap and buckle 23, 24.
Patent GB-191210053-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Submarine Cables Artificially Loaded with Self-induction.
IPC: H01B11/14
Filed: 1912-04-27
Granted: 1912-08-08
Abstract: 10,053. Siemens & Halske Akt.-Ges. April 28, 1911, [Convention date]. Cables with inductances.-Submarine cables artificially loaded with inductance which is uniformly distributed or locally concentrated, for telephony or high-speed telegraphy, are insulated with balata, which closely surrounds each conducting core. It is shown in the Specification that the use of balata reduces the ratio of leakage to capacity per unit length to a value approaching that of cables having paper and air insulation and thereby enables artificial loading to be carried out more effectually than hitherto. The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91(3)(a) comprises also the use of balata closely surrounding each conductor of a submarine cable not used with an artificial loading. This subject-matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-191211777-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas Fires.
IPC: F24C3/08
Filed: 1912-05-17
Granted: 1912-09-26
Abstract: 11,777. South Metropolitan Gas Co., and Chandler, D. May 17. Gas fires.-The mixing-chamber is heated by the waste gases and also by contact with the fire-back. The gas nozzle h projects into a tube b, which has air inlets and leads to a flat chamber c extending above and in contact with the back f.
Patent GB-191212561-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valveless Gas Engines.
Inventor: SLABY RUDOLF
IPC: F01B7/14
Filed: 1912-05-28
Granted: 1913-07-28
Abstract: 12,561. Slaby, R. Nov. 17, 1911, [Convention date]. Two-stroke-cycle engines; driving-gear.-Two pistons, 1, 2, one inside the other, are connected to a single crank 9 in such a way that the space 27 between them increases and decreases twice at each revolution of the crank. The charge is admitted through passages 33, 31, 32, and the products exhaust' through the ports 36, 37, or vice versa. Ignition occurs at the port 35. The pivots 5, 6 and the crank-shaft 11 are set out of line, or the pivot 24 off the axis of the rod 7 so that the space 27 has different volumes at the ends of the compression and exhausting periods. The pivot 5 may be in the piston 2 and the pivot 6 in the piston 1, or the crank-shaft and the rods 7, 25 may be outside the cylinder and connected to the pistons by rocking levers. The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a) describes engines (1) with the link 25 directly between the crank-pin 9 and the pivot 5; (2) with two links in series between the crank-pin and the pivot 6, the upper one being pivoted at its centre in a bearing sliding vertically in the piston 2, and (3) with two pistons at opposite ends of the same cylinder and connected to oppositely rotating crankshafts, which are arranged a small distance away from, or opposite sides of, the axial line of the cylinder. This subject-matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-191214641-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Torpedo Tubes.
IPC: F41F3/10
Filed: 1912-06-22
Granted: 1913-05-15
Abstract: 14,641. Armstrong, Whitworth, & Co., Sir W. G., and Lloyd, E. W. June 22. Launching torpedoes.-Relates to means for running out and in the inner tube of a broadside submerged torpedo-tube, and consists (1) in causing the pressure in the air firing- reservoir to actuate a piston which moves in a small cylinder and controls the operation of the mechanism that runs the inner tube in; and (2) in adapting the piston to be actuated by a hand-lever when it is necessary to run out the inner tube for inspection purposes. Fig. 1 is a plan view, and Fig. 2 a side elevation of one form of the invention. The firing-reservoir a communicates with a cylinder b, the piston c of which is connected bv its rod c' and links d, e' with a slide-valve e, which controls the movements of an hydraulic ram f. The pistonrod c<1> also actuates a two-armed lever o operating a clutch member n which is solid with a sprocket-wheel j chain-driven from a sprocketwheel h', which receives its motion from a pinion h driven by a rack g on the ram. The clutch member n is adapted to engage with either of the collars m, m' rigid with a shaft on which is mounted a pinion l meshing with a rack k on the inner tube. Before firing, the high pressure in the reservoir a moves the piston-rod c<1> outwards, and causes (1) the clutch member n to rest midway between the collars m, m<1>, engaging with neither, and (2) the slide valve c to move to the other end of its cylinder, thereby admitting water to the ram cylinder to run the ram f out into the dotted position. After firing, the pressure in the reservoir is reduced and the piston-rod c<1> moves inwards. The spring o<1> moves the clutch member n into engagement with the collar m, and the spring e' returns the slide valve e so that water is admitted to the ram to return it to the full-line position. This motion of the ram is communicated through the rack g, chaingearing i, and clutch n, m to the pinion l which runs the inner tube in. If it is desired to run the inner tube out for the purpose of inspection, a hand-lever p, pivoted on the lever d, is pulled down until a projection p<2> on it engages the lever d. The two levers then rotate together round the pin d<1> and move (1) the clutch-member n into gear with the collar m<1>, and (2) the slide valve c to admit water to run out the ram f.
Patent GB-191215820-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Locking Nuts.
Inventor: POOLE GEORGE RICHARD
IPC: F16B39/10
Filed: 1912-07-06
Granted: 1913-03-13
Abstract: 15,820. Poole, G. R., and Perry, E. W. July 6. Locking nuts.-A washer for locking nuts has a permanent projection d on one face and is shaped so as to be turned hy a spanner. As the nut is screwed down, the washer is pushed round in the position shown in dotted lines; when the nut gets tight, the nut and washer are moved alternately by small amounts. A final partial turn given to the washer leaves it in the locking position shown in full lines.
Patent GB-191215862-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Lock Mechanism of Breech Loading Guns.
Inventor: DAWSON ARTHUR TREVOR
IPC: F41A19/57
Filed: 1912-07-06
Granted: 1913-10-06
Abstract: 15,862. Dawson, Sir A. T., and Buckham, G. T. July 6. Ordnance breech mechanism. - Relates to magazine percussion primer-locks of the kind having a laterally movable lock-frame, and provided with a bolt for inserting a new primer into the chamber in the vent axial. According to the invention, the bolt is automatically actuated to extract and eject the fired primer during the initial unlocking movement of the breech-actuating hand-lever, but can only be returned, by hand, to carry a fresh primer from the magazine into the vent axial after the closing-movement of the lock-frame. A ventshutter is caused by a spring to follow the movements of the lock-frame so that the flame from an accidentally-ignited primer in the magazine cannot pass to the vent while this is uncovered. Fig. 1 is a rear elevation, and Fig. 3 a central vertical section, showing the positions of the parts when the gun-breech is closed. The bolt E, carried by the laterallysliding lock-frame C, is rotated to disengage the locking-lugs e from the shoulders b on the box-slide B by helical studs and grooves formed on the bolt.and a longitudinally-movable boltsleeve E<1>. The sleeve E<1> carries a roller e<5> on a downwardly-projecting pin e<4>, which roller, during the opening of the breech, is engaged by a projection a<5> on the hand-lever A<4>. The sleeve is thus moved rearwards to unlock the bolt during the initial movement of the lever A<4> and before the commencement of the lateral movement of the lock-frame C. As the lockframe moves aside, it is followed by a spring- pressed vent shutter F. When the hand-lever A<4> is moved to close the breech, the lock-frame C is returned to the closed position, without however returning the bolt E. In order to insert a primer from the magazine D and to cock the striker, the bolt E is returned by means of a hand-lever E<2>, E3 which is so arranged that it may be actuated from a position out of the path of recoil. The arm E<3> of the lever E<2>, E<3> is forked at its end and engages the pin e<4> on the sleeve E<1>. When the lock-frame is moved aside, a surface thereon engages a surface on the boss of the hand-lever E<2>, as described in Specification 15,857/12, and prevents the closing operation of the bolt until the breech is secured again.
Patent GB-191219327-A (GB)
Title: Valves for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: ELLIOTT GILBERT RUGGLES
IPC: F01L7/02
Filed: 1912-08-23
Granted: 1913-01-23
Abstract: 19,327. Elliott, G. R. Aug. 23, 1911, [Convention date]. Plug cocks.-A four-cylinder internal-combustion engine is provided with rotary cylindrical inlet and exhaust valves driven by chain gearing from the engine-shaft. Each valve comprises four split cylinders 10, each having a single port 11 of twice the width of the engine port 3 and so arranged that the inlet or outlet fluid passes in at one port, along the valve member, and out at another port. To facilitate the adjustment of the valve, the driving-shaft 13 is provided with a fixed collar 20 and a movable collar 21 adjusted by a nut acting through a spring 26, both collars being bevelled to engage corresponding bevels on the cylinders. Similarly bevelled blocks 22 are arranged between the cylinders. The cylinders are keyed together, to the blocks 22 and to the collars by loose keys 25 engaging recesses in the respective members. The driving spur-wheel 17 is adjustably secured to the shaft by bolts 32 engaging slots 33 in a plate 34 rigidly secured to the shaft, and a hole 30 is provided in the collar 20 adapted to be brought into line with a hole 31 in the casing to facilitate the setting of the valve. A channel filled with lubricant extends the whole length of the valve chamber.
Patent GB-191219974-A (GB)
Title: Devices for Ensuring the Buoyancy of a Ship which has Sprung a Leak.
Inventor: POLAP BENJAMIN
IPC: B63B43/14
Filed: 1912-09-02
Granted: 1913-02-06
Abstract: 19,974. Polap, B. Sept. 2. Air casings, non-structural.-Collapsible receptacles e inflated by air under pressure are arranged upon the outer skin of a ship under a plate f, the outer edge of which is curved inward covering the greater part of the inflated receptacles e. These casings serve to increase the buoyancy in the event of the vessel sinking. In conjunction with these exterior casings, interior casings h are fitted in the cabins and provided with guides u so that during inflation they may move parallel to the walls of the cabin. The guides u consist of highpitched screw spindles connected so as to turn uniformly. The main conduits for the supply of air are connected to each end of all the receptacles and valves, shown in Fig. 6, are fitted between every two receptacles, so that should any part be fractured it may be shut off from the other parts. The valve comprises a double-seated valve i attached to a spring- loaded piston o communicating with the main. In the event of a fracture to one side of the valve, the piston is forced to that end of its cylinder and closes the valve i. The receptacles are supplied through the main a.
Patent GB-191220264-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Saws.
Inventor: SPORER FRIEDRICH
IPC: B23D51/01
Filed: 1912-09-05
Granted: 1913-02-27
Abstract: 20,264. Sporer, F. Sept. 5. Hinged handles.-In saws of the type having the handle adjustable relatively to the plane of the blade, the handle c and holder b are provided with intermeshing toothed plates d, f connected together by a pivot bolt g and clamping-nut h, so that the saw may be used on work i close to a surface k, as shown in Fig. 3, or, with the handle reversed over the blade, between objects l, Fig. 5, the distance between which is less than the length of the fully extended saw.
Patent GB-191223779-A (GB)
Title: Engine Starter.
Filed: 1912-10-17
Granted: 1913-10-17
Abstract: 23,779. Thurber, E. J., and Thurber Rotary Start Co. Oct. 17. Clutches, ratchet. - The inner member 25 of a one-way clutch carries side plates 26 surrounding ball-races 33 having balls 27.